Bogleheads.org

http://www.norstad.org/finance/index.html

is that the one?

Thanks for the input about real-estate/land. I agree that for simplicity's sake, it's best to stick with a typical bond/equity fund portfolio. The trustee (mother) will be managing the portfolio, so we would want to keep it as low maintenance with an AA defined in an IPS, and stick to it as while be...

Hello all, I want to present a scenario that may unfold for me in the near future and tap into the collective wisdom here on these forums. It's not exactly the standard nest egg portfolio check I'm used to reading on this forum. A wealthy relative is establishing a generation-skipping trust (skippin...

I am young and work in tech/internet. To most familiar with the tech world, Facebook's $100 billion valuation seemed ludicrous. Yet at the same time nearly every financial and media organization just parroted and magnified the hype without asking critical questions why Facebook was worth so much. As...

Thanks for the link. The excerpt below makes me feel like I am an employee and not an independent contractor (from this page http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=179115,00.html) You are not an independent contractor if you perform services that can be controlled by an employer (what wil...

Hi all, I'm trying to understand what my options are for retirement accounts. I'm a 25 year old web-developer. Last year I quit my full-time job to pursue various freelance opportunities. Currently I work about 30 hours/week for a single company as a contractor -- I'm paid hourly, not salary, get no...

Thanks centrifuge41! I've updated my post above to include info about my roth and taxable accounts. Currently only about 10% of my portfolio is in my roth, 90% being in a taxable account. As I have more time to make my annual Roth contribution, I will move tax inefficient assets into my Roth from my...

I have never really had an investment plan before and sometimes feel like I’m running around with my head cut off. For the past couple of months I have been scouring the internet for examples of investment statements I could borrow from – something that could give me some clear guidelines and a mode...